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Didi
Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 479 |
4k intro compo?
I found myself coding quite a lot of small intros lately because many current releases to link them are rather small and we do not want to bloat them too much with a giant intro.
Anyone interested to join a challenge creating mini-intros? Different to the 4k category at demo parties 4k would not be the limit for the executable but for memory usage overall at one block. Rules would be similar to Event id #2757 : Intro Creation Competition 2018 just with a lower memory limit and without the requirement for music. |
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Raistlin
Registered: Mar 2007
Posts: 567 |
Any reason why the memory footprint is limited to 4K? I wonder because, surely, for a small crack, all that matters is the disc size? Eg. If I have a 4K intro that expands out to use 60k, to link to a 3k game, would that be considered lame? |
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tlr
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 1717 |
Quote: Any reason why the memory footprint is limited to 4K? I wonder because, surely, for a small crack, all that matters is the disc size? Eg. If I have a 4K intro that expands out to use 60k, to link to a 3k game, would that be considered lame?
Yes, because the intro is larger than the game. ;) |
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Didi
Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 479 |
That would not be focus of the compo. This is more like 4k Intro at demo compos is defined. Focus would be not to use more than 4k at all which is a different challenge. Even more as screen RAM also counts. |
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Jammer
Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 1289 |
So 16 consecutive pages + zeropage + whole d800 at our disposal? :) |
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T.M.R
Account closed
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 749 |
After that "phase" I had in the ICC last year I'd probably have some fun with a 4K memory footprint so yeah, put me down for an entry...
But I still want the regular 16K ICC as well so this is a second category... right? =-) |
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Didi
Registered: Nov 2011
Posts: 479 |
@TMR: I am currently thinking about to add 4k as a second category to the usual 16k. |
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T.M.R
Account closed
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 749 |
Quoting Didi@TMR: I am currently thinking about to add 4k as a second category to the usual 16k.
Sounds good to me, I'll play in the 4K sandpit. |
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TheRyk
Registered: Mar 2009
Posts: 2076 |
Finally! 16K and 8K were enough for intro _collections_.
4K is the way to go!
Count me in! |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2850 |
Quoting DidiDifferent to the 4k category at demo parties 4k would not be the limit for the executable but for memory usage overall at one block. So 4K in one contiguous chunk of memory while the intro is running? |
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Dr.Science
Registered: Oct 2011
Posts: 39 |
4k? Sounds like fun :-) |
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